Nivala

Nivala
—  Town  —
Nivalan kaupunki
Coat of arms
Location of Nivala in Finland
Coordinates: 63°55.5′N 024°58.5′E / 63.925°N 24.975°E / 63.925; 24.975Coordinates: 63°55.5′N 024°58.5′E / 63.925°N 24.975°E / 63.925; 24.975
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region
Charter	1867
Town privileges	1992
Government
- Town manager	Kari Valtanen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
- Total	536.87 km2 (207.3 sq mi)
- Land	527.95 km2 (203.8 sq mi)
- Water	8.92 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Area rank	217th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
- Total	11,036
- Rank	93rd largest in Finland
- Density	20.9/km2 (54.1/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
- Finnish	99.2% (official)
- Swedish	0.1%
- Others	0.7%
Population by age[4]
- 0 to 14	23%
- 15 to 64	60.4%
- 65 or older	16.6%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5]	20.5%
Website	www.nivala.fi

Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 11,036 (31 January 2011)^[2] and covers an area of 536.87 square kilometres (207.29 sq mi) of which 8.92 km² (3.44 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 20.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (54 /sq mi).

Kyösti Kallio, the fourth President of Finland (1937–1940), was a resident of Nivala.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

External links

Media related to Nivala at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Nivala – Official website